Zhen Feng was worried that the allied forces of Huaidong and Danluo would retreat to Jeju City. After fortifying the walls and clearing the country, they would also use the Jinghai camp to block the sea route. By then, Goryeo's more than 15,000 troops on Danluo Island would be involved in an attack on Jeju City. In the midst of a hard fight.
In view of such concerns, Zhen Feng intended to take advantage of the fact that the Huaidong and Damra coalition forces had not yet withdrawn from the outskirts of Seogwipo, and immediately launched a counterattack, and launched a battle with the Huaidong and Damra coalition forces outside Seogwipo City.
"The joint forces of Huaidong and Danluo have built a camp in Bainiao Village in Dongtan and Heiyan Mountain at the northern foot of Sunrise Mountain. We should quickly send troops to attack from the east gate and embed in Bainiao Village and Heiyan Mountain before the enemy reacts. Its main purpose is to cut off the retreat route of the defenders of Bainiao Village, pin down the enemies stationed in Baidao Village, and force the enemy troops to fight our army in Xiyeyuan between Baidao Village and Black Stone Mountain... "
On the night when the third group of reinforcements successfully landed, Zhen Feng gathered all the generals, the She family, and the envoys from Donghu on behalf of Qin Zitan and Nah Azige at the palace in Danluo City to discuss the battle against Yu. thing.
The first person to speak was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Military and Horse Division of Haiyang County. He pointed out the directions of Baidao Village and Black Rock Mountain on the Danluo topographic map hanging on the wall, so as to prevent the reinforcement generals and the two envoys from interfering with each other. I can’t figure out the situation on Danluo Island.
The candle burned high, making a slight beeping sound, and the light and shadow swayed, making the signs on the topographic map flicker.
Although he had fully analyzed the situation on Danluo Island when he was in Gwangju, Qin Zitan was still sitting upright at this time, carefully looking at the topographic map of Danluo Island and listening carefully to the besieged general of Haiyang County who introduced the current situation.
Prime Minister Quan is short and stocky, with a full beard. Even when he comes for military meetings, he wears heavy armor.
Judging from the image, Quan Zhixiang is a brave general who charges into battle, but when he introduces the situation, he is clear and logical, and his reasoning is well-founded, which is even more rare among military generals.
However, Prime Minister Quan rushed to speak and advocated taking the initiative to attack from the east gate to contain the enemies of Bainiaozhai, forcing the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces to come out and fight in Xiyeyuan outside the east gate. Qin Zitan still believed that this was because of Zhen Feng’s instruction!
Although the reinforcements are all subject to Zhen Feng's control, they are after all drawn from Shannan, Guannei and other counties, and each is led by a commander. Everyone's opinions will not be completely unified on how to fight this battle. Even if Zhen Feng intends to When attacking outside the east gate to launch a counterattack and conduct a battle, we must also consider and respect the opinions of the reinforcement generals.
Let Prime Minister Quan put forward his ideas first. Even if there are objections, it will not affect Zhen Feng's prestige and the unity between Haiyang County soldiers and reinforcements.
After Prime Minister Kwon put forward the plan for the Xiyewon battle, the reinforcement generals spoke one after another, mostly asking about the details of the distribution of troops of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces in the periphery of Seogwipo, Baidu Village, and Heiyan Mountain.
Qin Zitan listened for a moment and knew that the reinforcement generals were also gathered outside the east gate, using the relatively open terrain of Xiyeyuan to fight with the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces.
"May I ask General Quan," Qin Zitan asked softly, "The reinforcements are coming across the sea. Although they have the advantage in strength, they are still a little hasty and are not as well prepared as the enemy troops in the outer Bainiaozhai and Black Rock Mountain. Immediately Counterattack out of the east gate and engage in a battle with the enemy at Xiyehara. How do you think General Quan will resolve the disadvantage of our army being insufficiently prepared?"
"If you want to be fully prepared, you need to conduct frequent tests, but this will also give the enemy an opportunity to find out our army's strength and determination to fight," Quan Zhixiang said. "The enemy will most likely abandon the White Bird Camp. , massing troops to the west of Heiyan Mountain. Even if the enemy is defeated by our army at Heiyan Mountain, they will still have the remaining strength to retreat south to defend Jeju City, and our troops will be passive. In the end, we will bite the bullet and attack the well-defended Jeju City. It would be more advantageous for our department to conduct the battle in Xiyehara..."
Qin Zitan thought to himself: After all, with the Goryeo Navy unable to compete with the Huaidong Navy for supremacy at sea, Zhen Feng and the Goryeo generals were worried that their supply routes would be cut off, so they wanted to win a quick victory and try their best to avoid a protracted battle. During the offensive and defensive battle of Jeju City.
Qin Zitan glanced at Nah Azig.
Goryeo succumbed to the iron hooves of the Donghu cavalry, and Prime Minister Zuo Jing and other ministers were more like puppets of the Donghu people. At this time, Azige's words carried much more weight than him.
When Azige saw Qin Zitan looking over, he said, "General Quan's analysis makes sense..." He didn't say anything else after that.
Qin Zitan thought to himself: It would be better for Azig not to tell. He felt a little regretful. The Donghu people are not good at attacking cities and naturally tend to fight in the wilderness. How could they expect Azig to help without communication in advance? To dispel the intention of the Goryeo people to fight in Xiyehara?
Even if Azig was more thoughtful and formally dragged Goryeo into the war against Huaidong, even if he achieved his goal, he would still hope to make both Goryeo and Huaidong suffer losses, and would never want the Goryeo people to use this to regain their military power. rise.
Qin Zitan frowned. The Goryeo generals, from Zhen Feng down, still looked down upon Lin Fu too much.
"Mr. Qin, do you have any other suggestions? Please feel free to enlighten me." Zhen Feng asked. He saw that the opinions of the generals and the Donghu envoys were in favor of fighting the battle outside Seogwipo City, and he did not mind listening to Qin Zitan's opinion.
Qin Zitan saw that Zhen Feng was full of enthusiasm and knew that he had almost made up his mind to make a quick decision. He was just being polite by asking this, but he couldn't not point out the danger hidden in it just to be polite and to take care of Zhen Feng's face.
Qin Zitan straightened his sleeves briefly and said: "Lin Fu has newly conquered Huaidong, and his foundation is unstable. To the north, we must guard against the big bandit Chen Hansan, or even if the situation in Huaisi changes again; to the south, we must guard against our She family. Under the current situation, Huaidong's army cannot stay in Haidong for too long, that's for sure. Compared with Gaoli, Huaidong is more eager to see the war on Danluo Island be resolved quickly, and hopes that Governor Zhen can investigate clearly!"
"Oh, Mr. Qin thinks that the situation outside Seogwipo was caused by the Huaidong Army on purpose?" Quan Zhixiang interjected, "Since the Huaidong Army also intends to fight in Xiyewon, and our army also intends to fight in Xiyewon, that's not the case. Better?"
"What the enemy wants, don't let it go!" Qin Zitan said, "The Huaidong Army hopes for a quick victory, so it should do the opposite and delay the war, so that the situation can be slowly transformed into Good for Korea..."
"The Goryeo navy is unable to compete with Huaidong on the sea, supplies are running out, and the war is delayed, which is also a great harm to us," Zhen Feng said, "How can the situation slowly change to our advantage?"
"If you go out of the east gate, you will fall into the pincer attack of Heiyan Mountain and Bainiao Village; if you go out of the south gate, concentrate your forces on Heiyan Mountain; more accurately, as long as you open the main road to Jeju first, you can force Huaidong and The Danluo Allied Forces retreated to Jeju City," Qin Zitan said. "No matter how powerful the Huaidong warships are, they are limited by the strength of the water camp in Jeju, which is not enough to blockade the three to four hundred miles of coastline around Danluo Island. As long as Governor Zhen can If the joint forces of Huaidong and Danluo are compressed in Jeju City, Zhendu will be able to control most of the area on Danluo Island. First, he can raise part of the food and grass from the area. In addition, even if the supply of food routes will be disturbed, it will still be possible. It will not lead to a complete severance. Even if such a situation is not beneficial to Goryeo, it is still better than rushing to a decisive battle in Kinohara..."
"Mr. Qin probably hopes that the war in Haidong can expand without limit, so that Haidong can help the She family hold back the main force of Huaidong, right?" Quan Zhixiang interjected unceremoniously.
Previously, he was full of opinions about Qin Zitan's instigation of Haiyang to attack Danluo, which resulted in a situation where Goryeo and Huaidong had to go to war. At this time, he did not have much respect for Qin Zitan.
Qin Zitan gave Quan Zhi a compliment, but it was hard to say what he said next. He bowed to Zhen Feng and said, "What Qin said is sincere and I don't dare to have any selfish thoughts. Please give me a clear warning, Governor Zhen!"
"I'm used to being rude and can't speak. Don't be offended by Mr. Qin," Zhen Feng calmly persuaded Qin Zitan, and then said, "Mr. Qin's words are very reasonable. I will seriously consider it... "
The atmosphere has cooled down, and at this point in the military meeting, there is nothing to talk about.
Zhen Feng and the Goryeo generals were naturally still preparing for a big battle at Xiyeyuan. However, Zhen Feng had doubts and did not immediately send troops to attack from the east gate to cut off the retreat of the White Bird Village defenders.
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Qin Zitan resigned first and left. As soon as he walked out of the palace, Nahe Azig chased him from behind and called him: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin..."
"General He, why are you calling me?" Qin Zitan asked.
"Mr. Qin really thinks that the situation outside Seogwipo was deliberately created by Lin Fu?" Azig asked.
Qin Zitan glanced at Azige, not expecting that he would listen to her words seriously. Seeing that there were no Koreans around him, he said earnestly: "If the Koreans defeat Huaidong on Danluo Island, what will happen to the She family and the She family?" Donghu, what’s the benefit?”
"Losing both sides is naturally the best result, and it is best for the Koreans to win miserably!" Nahazige did not conceal his thoughts. When he said this, his eyes showed a fierce light.
"General Nahe should prevent the Koreans from rushing to a decisive battle with the Huaidong Army in Xiyeyuan." The Koreans may not obey the Donghu envoys in everything, but the Donghu envoys have greater influence on the Koreans. This is for sure. Qin Zitan said, "The situation outside Seogwipo may not be intentional by Lin Fu, but we have to see that the Koreans want to cut off the retreat of the defenders of Bainiao Village, and also be prepared for the defenders of Heiyan Mountain to attack them. Almost 70% of the 15,000 troops must be drawn out of the east gate to achieve this. The Koreans fought in Xiyehara. It seemed that they had a city to rely on, but we have to see: the terrain outside the east gate is First narrow and then wide. The place that is really conducive to a battle between 20,000 and 30,000 soldiers and horses is still two or three miles away from the east gate. The terrain of these two or three miles is just the mouth of the bottleneck. Once the main force of the Goryeo army surrenders to the Huaidong Army on Xiyeyuan, It will be very difficult to defeat Seogwipo through the narrow mouth of the bottle! What's even more painful is that the Huaidong Army has cavalry and even heavy armored cavalry on Damra Island. If the time is right, they will be defeated. It’s possible to seize the bottle mouth first!”
"Mr. Qin's inference is based on the premise that the main force of the Koreans will be defeated by the Huaidong Army in Xiyeyuan," Azig asked. "Zhen Feng is also a veteran. If there are 10,000 Korean infantry formed in Xiyeyuan, formation, what means does Lin Fu have to defeat it quickly and effectively? Haiyang County Commander Dan Russell has been here for a long time and is very familiar with the terrain outside Seogwipo City. The possibility of the Huaidong Army taking advantage of the terrain should be very slim. ."
"I don't know," Qin Zitan said, spreading his hands, "but knowing that Lin Fu intends to fight the Koreans in Xiyeyuan and not doing anything to stop it would be unwise. As long as Lin Fu doesn't lead the way, he can naturally defeat the enemy. Get rid of his conspiracy."
"Well, what Mr. Qin said is absolutely true," Azig said, "I will talk to Zhen Feng about it again!" Although Azig preferred to fight in the field, he was deeply affected by the pain of being led by Huaidong to fight. I understand: The Koreans cannot be easily defeated by the Huaidong Army.
"General Nah, please take too much trouble." Qin Zitan bowed and returned to his temporary residence in Xicheng.
Qin Zitan didn't worry when he returned to his residence. It was still dark, but he was not sleepy. He asked his subordinates to bring the topographic map of Seogwipo and repeatedly deduce the possible tactics of the Huaidong Army in Xiyewon.
Even if the battle of Kinohara must be fought, Qin Zitan also hopes that Zhen Feng can fight more steadily to ensure that Seogwipo City cannot be defended. Even if the Huaidong Army gets a tragic victory, there is nothing unacceptable about such a result.
In the early morning, when he learned that the Koreans would not rush out of the city to attack the defenders of Bainiaozhai, Qin Zitan planned to sleep first, but Azig hurried over at this moment: "Saga and Da Kouchi The allied troops captured Tsushima Island and declared war on Goryeo!"